Saturday, August 25, 2007

The Ice bowl has become a reality.Pens @ BuffaloIt will be the first January home game played in Ralph Wilson Stadium in years.Mud

Honestly we wouldn't pass a chance like this up.It is truly going to be a special scene.

We aren't going to try and organize anything, mainly because we can't organize our own sock drawers.But we will be there, somehow.Hopefully someone took a time machine into the future to make sure there isn't going to be a giant snow storm.

"Last call is at 4 a.m. in Buffalo, rather than 2 a.m. as in most other areas of the U.S. This is often attributed to the historically high density of industrial facilities and the demand of second and third shift patrons. It is also because New York law allows bars to be open until 4 a.m. (However, local municipalities can override it to an earlier time.) This law was actually designed to accommodate the thriving late nightlife of New York City, but the state's "Second City" has adopted it as well."

Should be interesting.

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We had some harsh words for Homo's house because of the 450,000 word joke that was supposed to be a Steelers preview he wrote today.We stand by those criticisms.As Steeler fans we are ashamed to have something like that even happen.But ashamed and Steeler fan together, is nothing new these days.

A few things about this video

Stacey Smith is as solid as a rock

Why does some Asian announce the name.

The women who named the mascot had this to say when she was asked how she came up with the name:

"Well Steely, because, OK, it is a Steel T'awn.MC because the Steelers are Irish.And Beam because Steel "beam," and because my Husband likes to drink Jim Beam."

If you watch the video twice, your head may wind up through your computer desk.

Project Cros-way… Selected from thousands of hopefuls who lined up outside Primanti’s all night for the opportunity, an all-new cast of fifteen Penguin puck bunnies will compete for the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to model the latest line of Crosby chic. The winner will get an all-expense paid shopping tour of Target.

Imagine how funny that would have been if the Capitals would have won 30 games last year.Seriously, stay warm in the basement all winter.

Danny P. comes up huge with a playoff-beard piece during the intermission...............

The Pens power play decides to come out in the second and dominate.Gonchar shoots/passes it to Bing who one-taps in on net.Lundqvist finds himself in the wrong part of the neighborhood.

Mmmmmmmyyyeeeeeaarrrrrrgggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

On basically the next shift, Recchi takes another stupid penalty.Jaromir Jagr on the power play is illegal in 14 countries.

Peter Prucha dislodges Scuderi's prostate from his body, but then he misses the net entirely.Big PK.

Before you can think, Georges Laraque gets two minutes for not moving to the back of the bench.

After the Pens kill that penalty, they go insane.Easily 42 shots in the following 1:30.That flurry of shots and the cycling results in the Rangers taking another penalty.

Christensen gets a dose of how a goalie feels...when Whitney's shot on The Play(TM) douches him in the face.

Eaton, angry that he got snubbed for Pens MVP, rings one off the pipe at the end of the power play.Just be glad he didn't score. The Stock Market would probably crash.

Not entirely sure when this happened...but it happened at least 6 times.

Later on, Malkin gets interfered with.Thats not really big news, but the refs called it...and that is big news.And the Rangers pay.

Behind the net, Christensen passes it to Sid.Before Sid touches it, he passes it to Recchi. The pass was that quick.Recchi one-times it in. 2-0.

On the next shift, Eaton gets another opportunity close, in the high-slot.He shoots it...and it's possibly the worst shot of the season by a Penguin player.

The Rangers start jobbing and take yet another penalty.On their penalty kill, the Ranger's Matt Cullen gets a semi-breakaway.Eaton neutralizes the threat. MAF gives him a tap on the backside.

That was it.During intermission, Sean Avery tries to have sex with the Easter Bunny.

No thanks.

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Early in the third, the Rangers get a goal.Callahan came down the wing and fired it at MAF.The rebound finds Peter Prucha's stick.

2 - 1. Bodies everywhere.

Around this point in the game, the Pens see the Senators had beaten the Bruins.Knowing their fate is sealed, you have to think, for the first time this season, the Pens could seriously, truly relax and have some fun.

I'm leaving for Japan for a whole year in Oct. While at first I couldn't think of any negatives, with the hockey season approaching I'm really starting to think about all I will miss. Mike Lange at 8:30 a.m. will be a welcome voice on every game day.

i went to that game! i had fucking awesome seats, PENS WON, and it was the first time i ever went to back to back pens home games. if you're interested, you can see video and pics that i took and read about my experience at the game. it's a little wordy, but i couldn't leave the part about the t-shirt out.

all these weeks later, and i still hope that old man got hit by a truck.

Barrasso,Not Skyy & Goldschlager MIXED, you silly goose. (That was my fault for not being clear.) I just happen to like both--separately--and have some occasionally. It's all about options & what you're in the mood for. ;-P

Snoopyjode, those pics & video rock!!

And Adrienne, hahaha...the NHL All-Star commercial. This is gonna be such an unbelievable way to start 2008. Nothing but good times. (^_^)

Back home after the first big night of drinking I've had in a long-ass time. Several lessons learned.

1. Jack Daniels is a lot stronger than I ever remember it being. And I should've really used a chaser.

2. Six shots of Sambuca probably tastes just pouring a bag of black jellybeans in your mouth.

In Tiff's honor, I also had to do two shots of Skyy. No chasers on any of that either.

Ouch. Why the f*ck did I do this to myself? I'm going to pay for this tomorrow. Luckily, I've got the Tim Horton's coffee that I picked up last Sunday in Erie ready to go when I crawl to the coffee pot about eight hours from now.

Tiff,

Since you are also a purveyor of all things Goldschlager, I have to ask if you've ever partaken of the Firewater.